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Father`s Day

父亲节Fù qīn jié,就jiù是shì感恩gǎn ēn父亲fù qīn的de节日jié rì。

有yǒu52个gè国家guó jiā和hé地方dì fāng在zài这zhè一yī天tiān过guò父亲节Fù qīn jié。

我们wǒ men常cháng把bǎ6月yuè的de第dì三sān个gè星期天Xīng qī tiān当做dàng zuò父亲节Fù qīn jié。

在zài这zhè一yī天tiān,大家dà jiā会huì送sòng礼物lǐ wù给gěi爸爸bà ba、家庭jiā tíng聚会jù huì等děng。

希望xī wàng我们wǒ men的de爸爸bà ba健康jiàn kāng、快乐kuài lè!

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Vocabulary 37 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
父亲节 Fù qīn jiéFather's Day
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
感恩 gǎn ēnto be grateful
父亲 fù qīnfather
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
节日 jié rìholiday / festival
有 yǒuto have; there is
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
和 héand; together with
地方 dì fāngregion (away from the central administration) / regional / local
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
这 zhèthis; these
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
过 guòto cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
常 chángalways / ever / often / frequently
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
月 yuèmonth / monthly
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
三 sānthree / 3
星期天 Xīng qī tiānSunday
当做 dàng zuòto treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
大家 dà jiāeveryone
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
送 sòngto give (as a present)
礼物 lǐ wùgift; present
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
家庭 jiā tíngfamily; household
聚会 jù huìparty / gathering
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
希望 xī wàngto hope
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
快乐 kuài lèhappy; joyful